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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) pays a $2.02 annual dividend ($0.50 quarterly), yielding 1.01% at $270.44/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.01%
Annual Dividend: $2.02 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 27
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF dividend comes from a fund tracking roughly 1,933 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, giving investors broad exposure to U.S. small-cap equities. IWM pays dividends quarterly, with a trailing annual rate of $2.0170 per share over the past twelve months. The current yield sits at 0.98%. For income investors, that yield is low, and the dividend reflects the aggregate distributions of hundreds of small-cap holdings rather than a single company's payout policy.
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF dividend safety is not governed by a payout ratio in the traditional sense — payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF) — because the dividend level depends on the aggregate distributions passed through from approximately 1,933 small-cap underlying holdings. The most data-supported pressure point is variability: the annual dividend has declined in multiple years within the available history, including a drop from $2.5850 in 2022 to $2.5305 in 2024, reflecting the fact that small-cap company distributions can shift meaningfully with earnings cycles.
iShares Russell 2000 ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.3% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.8930 to $2.5547 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 63.6% in 2012, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the variable nature of distributions from a small-cap index fund.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -0.4% | $2.58 (2022) | $2.55 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +4.6% | $2.04 (2020) | $2.55 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +4.0% | $1.73 (2015) | $2.55 (2025) |
IWM fits dividend investors who want broad U.S. small-cap exposure and are willing to accept a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for long-term dividend growth. The 7.3% annual CAGR from 2010 to 2025 is the real story here: per-share payments nearly tripled over fifteen years. The trade-off is real, though. Year-to-year payments have declined on multiple occasions, so income investors who need predictable quarterly cash flow will find IWM unreliable for that purpose. What IWM offers is growth potential tied to small-cap earnings, not a steady income stream.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.7504 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.6951 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.4420 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.8425 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.6768 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.5756 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.4598 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.6940 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.7522 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.5622 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8875 |
| 2025 | $2.5547 |
| 2024 | $2.5305 |
| 2023 | $2.7022 |
| 2022 | $2.5850 |
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